Who is Aliana Mawla? Liam Payne’s new love interest
LIAM Payne has split from his fiancée Maya Henry.
The One Direction superstar, 28, and model, 21, have gone their separate ways - and now it looks like he has a new lady on his arm already.
Who is Aliana Mawla?
Rumours of Liam and Maya's break-up gathered pace after photos of Liam with his arms wrapped around a stunning brunette appeared.
She has been named as 24-year-old American model Aliana Mawla, who posted the shot on her Instagram Story.
Maya was originally thought to be the girl in the pictures, but wrote in the comments that it wasn't her.
She said: ";I love all of the fans so much but please stop sending me these pictures of my fiancé wrapped around another woman.
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"This is not me and it’s hard enough knowing this has happened without seeing it. Enough now."
Aliana is an Influencer and TikTok star, and like Maya, she is an American model and is an ambassador for Fashionnova.
She starred alongside Liam in his 2018 music video for Familiar,.
When did Liam Payne split with Maya Henry?
A rep for Liam confirmed to The Sun on May 23, 2022 that the pair had split.
A source explained: "Liam and Maya broke up more than a month ago - sadly it's over for them."
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Before they started dating in 2018, Maya and Liam had known one another for years.
They were first photographed together at a meet-and-greet when Maya - then a huge fan of One Direction - was 15.
The pair's romance has not been smooth-sailing with the pair calling off their engagement in June 2021 before getting back together two months later.
He spoke about the struggles they faced in lockdown saying they were "really happy" the relationship had survived.
Liam told : "I think we went through a lot in Covid. I feel like we've come out the other side of it a bit stronger.
"'Most couples who have been married for years struggled, right? So, I mean, we're still really happy to be here together today."
Who has Liam Payne previously dated?
At the beginning of his One Direction fame, Liam dated backup dancer Danielle Peazer after meeting on The X Factor in 2010.
They were together for two years before splitting due to Liam’s busy schedule.
He then split with childhood sweetheart Sophia Smith after the same amount of time.
After this came Cheryl Tweedy - the Girls Aloud star Liam then went on to have a high-profile two-year romance, which resulted in their son Bear, now four, after a secret pregnancy.
They first met when 14-year-old Liam auditioned for her on The X Factor back in 2008 where she was on the judging panel.
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In 2019 Liam was also linked very briefly to supermodel Naomi Campbell and in 2018 he was rumoured to have had a two month fling with model Cairo Dwek after meeting her during a trip to the French Riviera.